Last week and we had a Jewish man as a special speaker at our church. He was helping us to see the scripture through Jewish eyes. I really enjoyed listening to him and anything along those lines has been catching my attention.
Yom Kippur is the day of Atonement. The day when the Israelites sacrificed for their sins. First a bull then a goat. They also sent a scape goat out into the wilderness (symbolizing a pardon for sin). The question was... why didn't God send his Son to die on this day... rather than the Passover. I thought that a very good question indeed!
Two reasons were given
1. Jesus was never mentioned to be a bull or goat, but a lamb. The lamb was sacrificed in the Passover.
2. Yom Kippur was something the people did. The Passover was something God did.
There is no sacrifice that we could take part in that could save our eternal souls. It is totally a God thing...Grace. Isn't God great!
1 comment:
Amen! A Messianic Jew once came to our church and presented Christ in the Passover. It was just awesome. Thanks for sharing, :-)
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